When will Starbucks know they’ve shut down too many stores? Right around the time I start getting the shakes because, without really noticing it, I’m addicted to coffee the way Robert Palmer is hooked on love. So, in other words, right about now.
The Roundup:

A nice piece on Chris Watt, soon-to-be OL at ND.
When [...]

WHO?
Daniel Smith! Class of 2010 fools! Committed to the Irish today, whooooop!
But didn’t he like only have offers from IU, Purdue and Central Michigan?
Yes. He also has 4 stars and is projected to be in the Rivals 100 and he’s prototypical at 6′4″, 180lbs and has crazy stats [...]

It’s freaking cold and it’s dark all the time. What to do until August? How about read 1000 novels? A few I’m picking up from today: Gaiman’s “American Gods,” Stephenson’s “Snow Crash,” and maybe Franzen’s “The Corrections.” Though I’m not sure about Franzen because reading about something far too familiar is [...]

So a lot of action this week.  Rumor-mills about with potentially the lamest rumor ever.  Weis makes a few genius hires – in my opinion – and is working on a third.  Awesomeness.
Firts, the rumor.  Gruden to be hired day after NSD?  This is potentially the most moronic thing I’ve ever heard in my entire [...]

Dude’s freaking given name is “Chesley,” so what’s he do? Goes to the Air Force Academy, becomes a Fighter Pilot, flies planes all his life, and then LANDS AN AIRBUS INTO ON THE HUDSON AND SAVES 150 PEOPLE!
My firstborn son is totally getting named “Chesley.” It was going to be “Jeff,” but I’d [...]

It’s not often I’m embarrassed to be a fan of Notre Dame Football due to the program itself. When the Irish went 3-9 in 2007, I was embarrassed by the performance of the team, and I was embarrassed by the record, but I wasn’t embarassed to be considered an Irish football fan. When [...]

I rarely link to posts on message boards.  Mostly because I don’t read them that often, and the content often sucks.  Jonesman at Irishenvy.com came up with a great recruiting summary though, right after Pollard switched his allegiance back to UCLA. (booooo).  Anyway, it’s a solid effort, so I’m linking to it here, and posting below [...]

John Latina has been replaced with Frank Verducci, aka “The Duch” aka “Frankie the Finger” aka “Little Frankie”  aka “Big Frankie” aka “The Verde” aka “Frank the Tank” as he’s known in Jersey.

You can read the bio in the link.  Lots of NFL experience, lots of college experience with the OL at Iowa.  Seems like [...]